![The displaced families who fled their homes in the Kadha area of western Yemen’s Taiz province due to clashes between forces affiliated with the Yemeni government and Iranian-backed Houthi forces are struggling to survive in temporary camps where basic necessities are scarce, in Al-Maafer, Taiz, Yemen on September 16, 2026. [Marwan Abdullah Yahya Saeed Al-shabi - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AA-20260918-42500499-42500498-HUNDREDS_OF_DISPLACED_FAMILIES_STRUGGLE_UNDER_HARSH_CONDITIONS_IN_YEMEN.jpg)
Around 79,000 children have been displaced in western Yemen in less than a month amid escalating fighting between government forces and the Houthis, UNICEF said late Thursday, Anadolu reports. “Across western Yemen, renewed hostilities and shifting frontlines have deepened an already devastating humanitarian crisis,” the UN children’s agency said in a report. It said fighting in Taiz and Al Hudaydah provinces, the western coast and surrounding areas have forced families to flee once again, leaving behind their homes, belongings and livelihoods. “Between 3 September – 30 September, more than 145,000 people have been displaced, including an estimated 79,000 children,” UNICEF said. The agency warned that the latest escalation comes amid an already severe humanitarian situation in a country where needs […]
